Medical marijuana company in Truro buying land to build facility

A medical marijuana company in Truro, N.S., says it has received security approvals from Health Canada and is moving ahead with plans to build a facility approximately 17,000 square feet in size. 

On Monday, The Truro Herbal Company, or The THC, will officially acquire 2.5 hectares of land in the town's industrial park, says president Evan Price. He says the company was waiting for Health Canada to finish security checks before finalizing the land transfer. 

The company plans to build a two-storey facility with 6.7-metre ceilings. 

"You have to build basically a bank that's wrapped in a jail," Price said. 

After submitting a proposal more than 2,000 pages long, the company received Stage 3 approval from the federal government this week, he says.

There are half a dozen employees now with the company and a former veteran RCMP officer, Barry Mellish, will be in charge of security. Price says he expects to employ 50 people once construction starts...

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